Investigator: Mushroom farm where workers were killed was 'designed to fail'

A Langley mushroom compost operation where three workers died in 2008 was “designed to fail,” according to the lead WorkSafe B.C. investigator on the case. Mohinder Bhatti testified Tuesday at a coroner’s inquest into the deaths of Ut Tran, 35, Han Pham, 47, and Jimmy Chan, 55. “They should not have even started that business . . . They were operating without a permit for a long time,” Bhatti ...

Coroner's inquest into worker deaths on mushroom farm set for Monday

A coroner’s inquest into the tragic deaths of three workers on a Langley, B.C., mushroom farm in September 2008 will begin in Burnaby, B.C., Monday morning.

Mushroom farm inquest: Owner begs for forgiveness from families of the victims

After a morning spent protesting his ignorance of virtually all safety regulations, the owner of the Langley mushroom farm where three workers died of toxic fumes in 2008 spent the afternoon asking for forgiveness from their families. "I'd like to apologise and I also want to tell the families that I am really sorry," said H. V. Truong Ltd. owner Ha Quan Truong during a coroners inquest held in ...

Mushroom farm inquest: Wife of paralyzed worker denounces supervisor as a ‘liar’

An experienced mushroom composting consultant testified at the inquest Thursday that the co-owners of A-1 Mushroom Substratum —where three men were killed and two others injured in 2008 — were well aware of occupational health and safety requirements, but chose to take short cuts.

Mushroom farm inquest: Paramedics powerless to help men trapped in gas-filled chamber

Two paramedics attending an emergency call at a mushroom farm in the Vancouver suburb Langley told to a coroner's jury Monday about their feelings of helplessness watching four men overcome by toxic fumes but being unable to go to their aid.